What percentage of people rent in Cedar Heights, MD?

Name: Renters and owners in Cedar Heights, MD, 2020–2024
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50.7% (±18.3 points) of the occupied homes in Cedar Heights, MD are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 330 renting households against 321 that own their home.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 50.7% (±18.3 points)
Renting households: 330 (±204)
Median renter income: $51,768 (±$19,461)

Who rents and who owns in Cedar Heights

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Cedar Heights	Prince George's County	Maryland	United States
Renter-occupied share	50.7% (±18.3 points)	37.7% (±0.7 points)	32.4% (±0.3 points)	34.8%
Renting households	330 (±204)	131,052 (±2,436)	765,363 (±6,619)	45,017,354
Owning households	321 (±91)	216,692 (±2,479)	1,597,565 (±8,362)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.4 (±1.2)	2.6 (±0.0)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	3.3 (±0.7)	2.8 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$51,768 (±$19,461)	$67,658 (±$1,469)	$62,703 (±$866)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$112,292 (±$61,278)	$128,665 (±$2,383)	$129,423 (±$883)	$100,009

In Cedar Heights, the renter share is not measurably different from Prince George's County (37.7%).

It is not measurably different from Maryland (32.4%).

It is not measurably different from the national figure (34.8%).

In Prince George's County, Cedar Heights ranks 20 of 80 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 46 of 388.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Households that rent in places near Cedar Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Cedar Heights
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Cedar Heights	—	50.7% (±18.3 points)	—
Fairmount Heights	0.5 mi	14.4% (±8.1 points)	Lower
Seat Pleasant	0.7 mi	48.5% (±13.5 points)	Not measurably different
Peppermill Village	1.2 mi	25.6% (±9.5 points)	Lower
Cheverly	1.6 mi	27.6% (±6.6 points)	Lower
Landover	1.7 mi	53.9% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Capitol Heights	1.9 mi	22.7% (±7.5 points)	Lower
Summerfield	2.0 mi	52.7% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different
Walker Mill	2.2 mi	38.9% (±5.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Fairmount Heights, MD (14.4%), Peppermill Village, MD (25.6%), Cheverly, MD (27.6%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that rent across Prince George's County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
14	Adelphi	58.2% (±4.9 points)
15	Laurel	55.8% (±3.2 points)
16	Landover	53.9% (±4.7 points)
17	Greenbelt	52.9% (±4.4 points)
18	Summerfield	52.7% (±5.8 points)
19	Hyattsville	51.6% (±4.8 points)
20	Cedar Heights	50.7% (±18.3 points)
21	Riverdale Park	49.1% (±7.7 points)
22	Seat Pleasant	48.5% (±13.5 points)
23	East Riverdale	46.8% (±4.0 points)
24	Hillcrest Heights	46.1% (±5.5 points)
25	New Carrollton	45.9% (±6.1 points)
26	Beltsville	45.3% (±5.4 points)

Showing 13 of 80 places in Prince George's County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Cedar Heights is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Cedar Heights

How many renters are there in Cedar Heights?

Cedar Heights has an estimated 330 (±204) renting households, 50.7% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How big are renting households in Cedar Heights?

A renting household in Cedar Heights has 3.4 people on average, against 3.3 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Cedar Heights?

The median renting household in Cedar Heights, MD has an income of $51,768 (±$19,461) a year, against $112,292 for households that own their home.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) for Cedar Heights CDP, Maryland (place:14550, in state:24).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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